Curtain pole and fixture.



Patentsd May 7, |90I.

T.Y B. BAKER.

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(No Nudel.)

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.THOMAS BNBAKER, OF BOLIVAR, OHIO.

CURTAIN POLE AND FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,412, dated Mey 7,1901- Applicatiou filed June 13, 1900.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bolivar, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Poles andFixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification ,and to the lign res ofreference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewshowing the pole properly connected to brackets and illustratingcurtains connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of thebrackets, showing a transverse section of the pole and illustrating thepole properly seated in the bracket-notch. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofa bracket, showing the pole dropped into the bracket-notch andillustrating its position before it is seated or brought into its normalposition. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the pole turned to benormally seated.

The present invention has relation to curtain poles and fixtures; and itconsists in the novel arrangement hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thegures of thedrawings.

In the accompanying drawings, l represents the curtain-pole proper,which is formed angular in cross-section and is so formed for thepurpose of preventing any rotation of the pole after it has been broughtinto its normal position and at the saine time giving a pleasingappearance to the pole. l

The brackets 2 may be substantially of the form shown and are connectedto the windowcasing in any convenient and well-known manner. Thebrackets 2 are each provided with the angular recess 3, which angularrecess corresponds substantially with the angularity of the curtain-polel, so that when the pole l is brought into its normal position two facesof the pole will rest or bear against two edges of the recess 3, asillustrated in Fig. 2, thereby preventing any rotation of the pole.

In attaching or connecting the pole 1 to the brackets 2 the poleisdropped into the recess Serial No. 20,126. (No model.)

3, as illustrated in Fig. 3, after which the pole is turned into theposition illustrated in Fig. 4, after which it can be brought into theposition illustrated in Fig. 2, which is its normal position.

For the purpose of preventing any accidental displacement of the pole lafter it has been brought into its normal position the brackets 2 areprovided with the projections 4, which projections are locatedsubstantially as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

It will be understood that in order to remove the pole it must be turnedinto a position to clear the shoulders 5.

It will be understood that by forming the pole l angular incross-section the grain of wood can be better illustrated orshown,thereby giving a pleasing appearance to the pole.

Another advantage in forming the pole angular in cross-section is thatthe pole will not be so liable to sag or spring, and if in the event itwould sag or spring it can be removed from the bracket-notches andturned so as to bring the convened side up and again connected to thebrackets.

It will be understood that the object of the present invention can becarried out without any specific reference to the form of the bracketsexcept as to their recesses.

In order to place the pole l in position illustrated in Fig. 2, itshould be rotated in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, therebyallowing the pole to assume the position shown in said Fig. 2.

The projection 4 will prevent the pole from becoming accidentallydetached, inasmuch as the pole will necessarily have to be rotated orrocked in order to remove the saine.

It is immaterial as to the manner of attaching the curtains to the pole,as various ways may be employed, and I have illustrated two ways ofconnecting the curtains proper to the pole.

The curved projection and the projection 4 converge toward each other,thus providing a contracted mouth to the recess. These pro- `jectionsform such a narrow mouth that the pole could not be inserted were theshoulder or notch 5 not provided in the part 4; but by the provision ofthis notch 5 and by placing one edge of the pole therein and then byturn- IOO to each other, and over the recesses 3, and the notches 5,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS B. BAKER.

Witnesses:

J. A. J EFFERS, F. W. BOND.

